Shefali
Shah
has
been
gaining
several
laurels
with
her
performances
in
some
of
her
recent
films
and
web
series.
Her
Netflix
crime
series
Delhi
Crime
had
also
won
the
Best
Drama
Series
at
the
International
Emmy
Awards
last
year.
The
actress
has
also
ventured
into
the
hospitality
business
by
opening
her
themed
restaurant
Jalsa
in
Ahmedabad.
However,
in
a
recent
interview,
Shefali
got
candid
about
a
not-so-pleasant
phase
in
her
life
wherein
she
was
not
getting
any
challenging
roles
as
an
actress.
Shefali
revealed
that
she
had
gone
on
to
reject
movies
after
playing
actor
Akshay
Kumar's
mother
in
the
movie
Waqt:
Race
Against
Time
while
she
was
just
28
years
of
age.
Talking
about
the
same,
the
Dil
Dhadakne
Do
actress
said,
"I
played
aged
very
early.
I
played
Akshay
Kumar's
mother
when
I
was
around
28.
I
got
Hasratein
when
I
was
20
and
played
a
30-35-year-old
in
it.
After
a
point,
I
decided
if
I'm
not
getting
the
work
that
really
drives
me
crazy,
I
will
sit
at
home.
I
reached
this
place
that
such
kind
of
work
won't
come
every
day.
And
the
few
films
I
did
raise
that
bar.
I've
said
no
to
work
even
if
it
meant
sitting
at
home
for
two
years
not
doing
anything."
Talking
about
Waqt:
Race
Against
Time,
Shefali
Shah
played
Amitabh
Bachchan's
wife
and
Akshay
Kumar's
son
in
the
same.
The
movie
also
starred
Priyanka
Chopra,
Boman
Irani
and
Rajpal
Yadav
in
the
lead
roles.
It
was
helmed
by
Shefali's
husband
Vipul
Amrutlal
Shah.
Shefali
Shah
also
credited
the
boom
of
the
OTT
sphere
for
being
a
game-changer
for
her
career
and
also
establishing
age-appropriate
roles
for
female
actors.
The
Ajeeb
Daastans
actress
said,
"OTT
opened
up
that
horizon
with
age-appropriate
roles,
where
a
heroine
didn't
have
an
expiry
date.
Otherwise,
there
was
an
18-22
window
of
age.
After
that,
they
didn't
know
what
to
do
with
the
women.
They
either
became
accessories
or
were
just
a
wall
in
the
background.
I've
been
working
since
I
was
16.
But
my
professional
life
changed
by
the
time
I
reached
my
40s.
In
fact,
it
changed
in
the
last
two
years
after
Delhi
Crime."
On
the
work
front,
Shefali
Shah
will
be
seen
in
the
movie
Darlings
alongside
Alia
Bhatt.
She
will
also
be
seen
in
Ayushmann
Khurrana's
Doctor
G.
The
actress
then
has
Delhi
Crime
Season
2
on
the
pipeline.